Event : Vajrakilaya Gutor
Date : Jan 30 - Feb 1
Venue : Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Assosiation
Address : 721 Geylang Road, Singapore 389 632
(directly opposite Lorong 42 Geylang)
Map :
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_3012/travel_site_50798/
Website : http://www.palyulsg.org/newsletter.htm
Programme :
Jan 30 Sun & Jan 31 Mon
10am - 12pm
Vajrakilaya Gutor
2pm - 5pm Vajrakilaya Gutor & Mahakala
Puja
8pm - 10pm Vajrakilaya Puja
Feb 1 Tue
10am - 12pm Vajrakilaya Gutor
2pm - 5pm Vajrakilaya Gutor & Burning of
Torma
The Vajrakilaya Gutor is a
ritual for pacifying negativities and eliminating obstacles of the
current year for a smooth new year ahead.
The ritual will be performed
according to the Terma text of Terton Ratna
Lingpa. During the ritual, there will be prayer sessions with
tsok offerings. The Lamas will make a large Torma
(in the form of Vajrakilaya) together with 46 retinue Tormas
representing various sacred hand emblems for this particular
event.
At the end of the 3 days
ritual, the Tormas will be burnt, symbolizing the purification of
our obstacles and negativities.